as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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Recent Examples of forte
If anything, oversharing is our forte.
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Proving his forte with the category, shearling jackets came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in tactile suede versions in the shape of aviators, mid-length coats and zippered jackets, the latter offered with the shearling on the outside.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Historical grande dames don’t seem to be her forte.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Youth development is a forte of Finch’s.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Proving his forte with the category, shearling jackets came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in tactile suede versions in the shape of aviators, mid-length coats and zippered jackets, the latter offered with the shearling on the outside.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Historical grande dames don’t seem to be her forte.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Youth development is a forte of Finch’s.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forte
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forte
Noun
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On-site staff are available to residents at all developments in addition to the specialty teams responding to emergency heating, elevator, and skilled trades repair needs around-the-clock.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Milo Rau, the Swiss playwright and director who began staging this pungent project back in 2011, and who has toured it worldwide, has made a specialty of examining atrocity onstage.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Glossy nails of all varieties are a speciality of Bachik, who gave Gomez the viral lip gloss manicure in 2023 (Jennifer Lopez was a fan of the look, too).—
Maria Goldbach,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Advanced courses offered by experienced SAR officials focus on ground search, swift water rescue, avalanche recovery, and other specialities.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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